diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/facebook.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/facebook.py
index e17bb9aeac..734de4da25 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/facebook.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/facebook.py
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ from ..utils import (
     int_or_none,
     limit_length,
     urlencode_postdata,
+    get_element_by_id,
+    clean_html,
 )
 
 
@@ -161,6 +163,7 @@ class FacebookIE(InfoExtractor):
             video_title = limit_length(video_title, 80)
         if not video_title:
             video_title = 'Facebook video #%s' % video_id
+        uploader = clean_html(get_element_by_id('fbPhotoPageAuthorName', webpage))
 
         return {
             'id': video_id,
@@ -168,4 +171,5 @@ class FacebookIE(InfoExtractor):
             'formats': formats,
             'duration': int_or_none(video_data.get('video_duration')),
             'thumbnail': video_data.get('thumbnail_src'),
+            'uploader': uploader,
         }